Swimming

Question 1

In recreation and sports, it is an involvement of the coordination of arm and leg motions to propel your body through water.

Answer 1

SWIMMING

Question 2

Those motions demand a lot of effort to overcome water’s _____________________. Therefore, it is really a need to _________________________ when you swim.

Answer 2

natural resistance; strengthen your muscles

Question 3

In recreation and sports, Swimming is an involvement of the coordination of ___________________ to propel your body through water.

Answer 3

arm and leg motions

Question 4

The first organized swimming occurs in Ancient Egypt

Answer 4

2500 BC

Question 5

the Ancient Greeks use swimming pools for bathing and exercise

Answer 5

800 BC

Question 6

The Ancient Romans use swimming pools and bathhouses for communal recreation

Answer 6

100 BC

Question 7

Swimming competitions begin to be held in Britain

Answer 7

1830s

Question 8

The National Swimming Society is formed in Britain

Answer 8

1837

Question 9

Australia holds its first championships

Answer 9

1846

Question 10

Invention of the front crawl by John Trudgen

Answer 10

1873

Question 11

The Amateur Athletic Union is founded in the United States of America

Answer 11

1888

Question 12

The first modern Olympics occurs, with swimming as an included discipline

Answer 12

1896

Question 13

The backstroke is added as an event in the Olympics

Answer 13

1900

Question 14

The Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA) is founded

Answer 14

1908

Question 15

Women’s swimming events are added to the Olympics

Answer 15

1912

Question 16

Swimming becomes an official NCAA sport

Answer 16

1924

Question 17

The butterfly stroke is first introduced to the Olympics

Answer 17

1956

Question 18

Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW) sanctions women’s swimming

Answer 18

1970

Question 19

Goggle begin to be used for Olympic swimming competitions

Answer 19

1976

Question 20

Women’s swimming becomes an official NCAA sport

Answer 20

1981

Question 21

Michael Phelps wins eight Olympic gold medals in swimming over the course of a single Olympic Games, a record-setting achievement

Answer 21

2008

Question 22

In this event, a swimmer performs four strokes in the order- butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. A swimmer starts with butterfly stroke and completes the race ending with freestyle with each stroke performed according to its rules and especially the turn rules.

Answer 22

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Question 23

In Individual Medley, a swimmer performs _________ strokes in the order- _________________________________________. A swimmer starts with _____________________ and completes the race ending with ______________ with each stroke performed according to its rules and especially the turn rules.

Answer 23

four; butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle; butterfly stroke; freestyle

Question 24

The relay is also performed in two ways-

Answer 24

the Freestyle relay and the Medley relay.

Question 25

four swimmers participate as a team and each swimmer cover one-fourth of the total distance according to the freestyle rules.

Answer 25

freestyle relays

Question 26

In freestyle relays, ___________ swimmers participate as a team and each swimmer cover _____________ of the total distance according to the freestyle rules.

Answer 26

four; one-fourth

Question 27

the first one follows backstroke, the second one breaststroke, the third one butterfly and the fourth one ends the race following the freestyle stroke.

Answer 27

medley relay

Question 28

In a medley relay, the first one follows ______________, the second one _______________, the third one _____________ and the fourth one ends the race following the _____________ stroke.

Answer 28

backstroke; breaststroke; butterfly; freestyle